There's a stereotype about the owners of limited-edition Porsche 911 models, one that's not entirely unfair: an person clad ...

The Paris-Dakar Rally racer helped redefine supercars. Specifications: Porsche 959 Engine When it was launched back in 1986, the Porsche 959 was the fastest road car on sale. Most V12 supercars of ...

The 959 was the first Porsche to dawn AWD ... our favorite motor sports campaign has to go to the Dakar Rally machine (pictured) that claimed a 1-2 victory in 1986. Beauty and perfection are ...

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Recently Henry Catchpole had an opportunity to drive a Porsche 959 Sport for an episode of The ... including the Paris Dakar Rally and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. F9 was recently listed for sale ...

Most Porsche 911 Dakar owners, sadly, seem liable to park their quarter-million-dollar sports car in a climate-controlled garage and take it out on rare occasions. More miles, after, all ...

But perhaps one of the brightest stars of the era was the glorious Porsche 959. It did have a brief competition history with a prototype winning the 1984 Paris-Dakar, while it also won the ...

With a sticker price of a quarter-million and just 2,500 copies for the world, you might expect that every copy of the Porsche 911 Dakar was relegated to garage royalty. At least the ones that ...

Owing to its positioning as a high-end sports car, the safety standards of the Porsche 911 Dakar have not been assessed by the IIHS and NHTSA, and the exclusive 911 Dakar is almost certain to ...

Using the all-wheel-drive 911 GTS as the jump-off point, the Porsche 911 Dakar boasts a new center differential, all-terrain tires, and a height-adjustable air suspension.

there was another Porsche supercar quietly and discretely on display upstairs in the same hall. That, of course, was the 959. But not just any 959: this was the original Gruppe B prototype.

But perhaps one of the brightest stars of the era was the glorious Porsche 959 ... a one-two in the 1986 Paris-Dakar. Impressive feats, but what the 959 will be remembered for is providing ...